That being said, 80% to 90% of day traders fail. Why? Because they are not disciplined, and let their emotions run amuck while trading.
Learn to Take your Losses
We see it over and over, a trader starts with a trading plan in mind, things don't go the way they want in a trade, but instead of taking a $20 loss per their plan, they get scared, stay in the trade hoping and praying it will turn around. They then get stuck with much bigger losses than if they had stuck to their trading plan.Greed - Learn to Take your Profits
Again, a trader starts of with their trading plan, this time things are going the way they want, they see their unrealized gains ticking up, up and up. At this point they should stick with their plan and take some profits, but . . . greed kicks in and they stay in the position hoping to get every last penny out of the trade. This is no good as the profit is not yours until you actually take it off the table. And with market volatility that unrealized gain can shrink and turn into a loss in no time.If you are able to implement the above two strategies into your remote day trading activities you are on your way to becoming a profitable intraday trader.
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